guitars

A guide for acoustic, electric, and bass guitars with step-by-step instructions and familiar tunes.

A guide for electric and bass guitar with instructions for tuning, reading music, understanding chords, and playing in different styles.

A guide to playing the guitar that discusses developing the needed skills, learning basic chords, experimenting with different styles, and other related topics; includes a CD with sample songs and exercises.

Includes over 50 guitar tunes for players using either acoustic or electric guitars. Examples include a variety of musical styles. Musical and technical skills are explained.

Introduces new players to the body of the guitar, hand techniques, and chords, presenting illustrated, step-by-step instructions for playing, providing songs, and including tips to make learning fun.

Traces the history of the guitar, describing the construction principles of the nylon-string classical, steel-string acoustic, archtop, and solid-body electric guitar styles; presents a visual approach to learning to play the guitar, from basic chords to advanced improvisation; and includes discussion of sound and amplification.

Presents color photos of hundreds of American guitars spanning the 1930s-1990s, including Hawaiians, Spanish-necks, full depth hollow-bodies, solid-bodies, and thin-bodies, and describes their technical features, aesthetic features, and manufacturers.

A photographic history of American fretted instruments, tracing the evolution of the mandolin, banjo, and guitar from the 1800s through the 1990s.